Caesar proclaims himself dictator for life. However, on March 14, 44 BC, he is assassinated by conspirators in the name of the Republic.
After months on the run, the Black leader Nelson Mandela is arrested by the South African police and incarcerated on Robben Island, a fortress-like jail off Cape Town.
With a handful of intrepid men, Thomas Edward Lawrence leads the revolt of the Arabs alongside Sharif Hussein, against the Ottoman Empire.
In May 1893, a man is thrown out of a train for daring to sit in a first-class compartment. This young Indian lawyer is named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
In July 1799, during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria, the French soldiers of lieutenant Bouchard discover by chance at Rosetta a large black stone.
In 1415, the Portuguese launch an era of explorations that will lead to the European discovery of the world.
In 1415, the Portuguese launch an era of explorations that will lead to the European discovery of the world.
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes on April 20, 2010, before sinking and causing a gigantic oil spill. At issue: negligence in maintenance and tests carried out.
In November 885, hundreds of Scandinavian boats sailing towards Burgundy present themselves before the walls of Paris and besiege the city.
Considered the greatest tank battle in History, this event represents a real turning point of World War II on the Eastern Front.
The dramatic story of the defense of France against Hitler's invading army in order to enable the desperate evacuation of over 300K men to safety in 1940.
The accidents behind the inventions and discoveries of Lithium, LSD, TNT, and the PB&J.
The accidents behind the inventions and discoveries of Kevlar, penicillin, saccharin and the LED.
The accidents behind the inventions of photography, the microwave, Scotchgard and Viagra.
The accidents behind vulcanized rubber, matches, pacemakers, and the discovery of Pulsars.
The accidents behind the inventions of plastic, DNA fingerprinting, Botox, and artificial indigo.
Francesca finds out how the world famous Waterford crystal is made and gets to try out glass blowing and glass cutting with surprising results.
Francesca visits two companies making wooden houses. One makes flat pack homes for assembly and the other specialises in creating beautiful wooden frames.
Francesca finds out for herself just how good today's mobile homes can be . She visits one UK company who specialise in producing top of the range vehicles.
We are in the middle of a cycling revolution and these days there's a bike for every occasion, so presenter Francesca Chiorando tries out two of them.